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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
The Gazette of India
CG-DL-E-01102025-266584
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
NEW DELHI, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2025/ASVINA 7, 1947
6510 GI/2025
MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
(Department For Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, dated the 29th September, 2025
G.S.R.721(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) read with clauses (e) and (f)
of sub-section (2) of section 39 of the Boilers Act, 2025 (12 of 2025), and in supersession of the Boiler
Attendants' Rules, 2011, except as respects thing done or omitted to be done before such supersession, the
Central Government hereby makes the following rules, namely:-
CHAPTER-I
Preliminary
1. Short title and commencement. –
(1) These rules may be called the Boiler Attendants' Rules, 2025.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. Definitions. - (1) In these rules, unless the content otherwise requires, -
(a) "Act" means the Boilers Act, 2025 (12 of 2025);
(b) "Boiler Attendant” means a person granted with a Certificate of Competency as a boiler attendant
of the class under these rules;
(c) “Chairperson” means the Chairperson of the Committee;
(d) Chief Inspector” shall have the meaning assigned to it under clause (e) of section 2 of the said Act;
(e) "Committee" means the Committee of Examiners constituted under these rules;
(f) "Form" means a form appended to these rules;
(g) “Government" means the State Government or Union territory Administration;
(h) "Secretary" means the Secretary to the Committee;
(i) "Section" means a section of the Act;
(j) any reference in these rules to a boiler or boilers shall be deemed to include also a reference to an
economiser or economisers;
(2) Words or expressions used in these rules but not defined shall have the same meaning assigned to
them in the Act.
CHAPTER-II
GENERAL
3. Person holding Boiler Attendant's Certificate to be in charge of Boilers.– The owner of a single
boiler or two or more boilers connected in a battery or of many separate individual boilers should have a
boiler attendant as mentioned in rule 23 in addition to such number of boiler attendants as may be
specified by the Chief Inspector or Director of Boilers:
Provided that the Chief Inspector or Director of Boilers, as the case may be, may permit any
Boiler Attendant to remain in-charge of a boiler for a maximum period of three months not withstanding
any thing contrary contained in these rules:
Provided further that nothing in these rules shall debar a person holding a first class
certificate of competency granted under these rules from remaining in attendance and in charge of a
boiler or boilers of any size and any such certificate shall for the purpose of these rules be deemed to
have been granted under these rules.
4. Person shall possess certificate and extent of qualification. No person who does not possess a
certificate of competency as a boiler attendant under these rules shall be deemed a fit and proper person
to hold charge of a boiler.
5. Production of Certificate. - Boiler attendant holding a certificate of competency under these rules
shall, at all reasonable times during the period any boiler is in his charge or attendance, be bound to
produce such certificate when called upon to do so by any of the persons empowered under section 20 to
call for the production of a certificate or provisional order granted under the Act.
6. Owner to furnish Chief Inspector or Director of Boilers with particulars of Certificates. (1) The
owner of a boiler who engages any person to be in-charge thereof, shall within seven days of such
engagement furnish to the Chief Inspector or Director of Boilers, as the case may be, with full particulars
of such person including the serial number, date and place of issue of his certificate.
(2) The owner of a boiler who engages any person to hold charge of such boiler, in the event of such person
leaving his employment or in the event of the death of such person, report that fact within seven days to
the Chief Inspector or Director of Boilers, as the case may be.
7. Limits of daily period of attendance, reliefs, and sphere of action. (1) A person in-charge of a
boiler shall be deemed to be in direct and immediate charge of the same when he is within ten meters of
such boiler.
(2) A person who is in-charge of a boiler or boilers for which a certificate of competency is required under
these rules may be relieved of charge in any one day for not more than two periods, which when
combined do not exceed two hours, in duration by a person holding a first class certificate of
competency as an attendant.
(3) The holder of a first class certificate of competency as a boiler attendant may also with the consent in
writing of the Chief Inspector or Director of Boilers, as the case may be, relieve a person holding a
certificate of proficiency as a Boiler Operation Engineer for a period which may extend to ten
consecutive days which, in special circumstances, the Chief Inspector or Director of Boilers, as the case
may be, may extend to any length of time not exceeding thirty days at a time.
8. When boiler shall be deemed to be in use. (1) Boiler shall be deemed to be in use for the purpose of
these rules when there is fire in the furnace fire box or fire place for the purpose of heating the water in
the boiler or under banked fire condition and a boiler shall be deemed to be not in use only when the fire
is removed and all steam and water connections are closed.
(2) An economiser or waste heat boiler shall be deemed to be in use for the purpose of these rules when
there is a flow of flue gases or other heating media past the economizer or waste heat boiler and an
appreciable heat transfer takes place between the water and the heating gases or media.
CHAPTER III
COMMITTEE OF EXAMINERS
9. Constitution of the Committee of Examiners. – (1) A Committee of Examiners shall be constituted
for the State or Union territory Administration consisting of the Chief Inspector or Director of Boilers,
as the case may be, a Deputy Chief Inspector or Inspector or equivalent as nominated by the Chief
Inspector or Director of Boilers, and not less than three other members having academic and practical
knowledge of prime movers and modern boiler practices to be appointed by the Government from time
to time.
(b) The Chief Inspector or Director of Boilers, as the case may be, shall be the ex-officio Chairperson and
Deputy Chief Inspector or Inspector or equivalent nominated by the Chief Inspector or Director of
Boilers, as the case may be, shall be the ex-officio Secretary to the Committee.
10. Term of office of the members. The term of office of each of the members other than the ex-officio
members of the Committee shall be three years and if a member leaves the State or Union territory
Administration permanently or absents himself from three consecutive meetings without the permission
of the Committee, he shall be deemed to have vacated his seat on the Committee and another person may
be appointed in his place for the unexpired portion of his term.
11. Functions of the Committee. - The Committee of Examiners shall –
(i) conduct examinations and practical tests of candidates for the grant of certificates of competency as a
Boiler Attendant first class and second class by itself or through an agency authorized by it in this
behalf;
(ii) have power to appoint any person as a question paper setter and examiner at any examination;
(iii) grant certificate of competency as a First class and Second classs boiler attendant; and
(iv) consider the reports of enquiries into allegations of drunkenness, negligence of duty, misconduct on the
part of boiler attendants.
12. Meeting of the Committee. The Committee shall meet as often as may in the opinion of the
Chairperson be necessary for transacting its business and at such place and time as may be decided by
the Chairperson.
13. Notice of meeting and list of business. – (1) Notice of not less than fifteen days shall be given in regard
to the time and place fixed for each meeting of the Committee to every member of the Committee,
annexing therewith the list of business to be discussed at the meeting:
Provided that if the Chairperson calls any meeting for considering any matter which in his
opinion is urgent, a notice giving such reasonable time as he may consider necessary, shall be deemed
sufficient.
(2) Any business which is not on the list shall not be considered at the meeting except with the permission
of the Chairperson.
14. Quorum. - The Chairperson or the Secretary and two members of the Committee of Examiners shall
form a quorum.
15. Chairperson to preside at meetings of the Committee. The Chairperson shall preside over all
meetings of the Committee and in his absence, a member chosen by the members present at the meeting
shall preside over the meeting.
16. Functions of Secretary of the Committee. The Secretary shall maintain a register of boiler
attendants holding certificates of competency and shall perform such other functions as are specified in
these rules or as the Chairperson may direct from time to time.
17. Committee's endorsement on application. – The Committee shall endorse on the application form of
each candidate the result of his examination for a certificate of competency as a first class and second
class Boiler Attendant, as the case may be and the endorsed application shall be returned to the
Secretary.
18. Committee power to refuse issue of Certificate.- The Committee may direct any candidate, who in
the opinion of the majority of the members appears too old or physically unfit through deformity,
constitutional weakness, defective eyesight, deafness or loss of a limb to efficiently perform the duties of
a boiler attendant, to produce a certificate of fitness from a doctor registered with medical council of a
Government or of Government of India or a Registered Medical Practitioner and if, however, the
candidate fails to produce a certificate of physical fitness, the Committee shall have power to refuse the
issue of a certificate of competency as a Boiler Attendant.
19. Examiner's Fees.- Each member of the Committee of Examiners and any other examiner appointed
under rule 9 except Chairperson and Secretary shall be entitled to receive fees for examining candidates
under these rules and as decided by the Committee and the minimum rate of fees shall be as follows:-
(a) sitting fee for non official Committee:
members for Committee Meeting
Rs.1,000/-
(b) fee for examining each candidate for
First Class or Second Class Boiler Attendant :
Rs.50/-
20. Actions of the Committee. No action of the Committee shall be deemed to be invalid by reasons of
any defect in the constitution of the Committee or by reason of such action having been done during the
period of any vacancy in the Committee.
CHAPTER IV
EXAMINATION
21. Examination. – Examination for the grant of certificate of competency as a boiler attendant shall be
of such nature as to test the practical ability and technical knowledge of the candidates to be in charge
of steam generating Boilers.
22. Postponement of examination. – When a date fixed for the examination is declared as a Gazetted
holiday or when for any unforeseen reason an examination cannot be held on the date fixed, the
Chairperson may fix some other date for holding the examination and the same shall be duly intimated to
the candidates and the members of the Committee of Examiners.
CHAPTER V
CERTIFICATE
23. Classes of certificates and capabilities of holders of Certificates. –
(1) Except as otherwise provided in these rules, there shall be two classes of certificates of competency
granted hereunder. The certificate of the First Class shall qualify a holder thereof to be in-charge of a
single boiler with steam pipes of any type or capacity or two or more boilers in a battery or of many
separate individual boilers, the total heating surface of which does not exceed 1000 square meters,
provided that such boilers shall be situated within a radius of 30 meters in the same premises and belong
to one owner and provided he is assisted by a second class boiler attendant or such number of firemen as
are considered necessary by the Chief Inspector or Director of Boilers, as the case may be.
(2) A certificate of the Second Class shall qualify the holder thereof to be in-charge of a single boiler with
steam pipes of any type, the total heating surface of which does not exceed two hundred square meters.
(3) A Second Class boiler attendant may, however, attend to a battery of boilers consisting of not more than
three connected boilers not exceeding two hundred square meters in aggregate of total heating surface
and such boilers shall be situated within a radius of thirty meters in the same premises and belong to one
owner:
Provided that boiler attendant shall be assisted by such number of firemen as are considered
necessary by the Chief Inspector or Director of Boilers, as the case may be.
(4) A Boiler Attendant holding certificate of competency prior to publication of these rules in the official
Gazette, as a Boiler Attendant issued by a Government prior to the date of notification of the said rules
shall be eligible to be in-charge of a boilers as mentioned in the certificate of competency.
24. Endorsement on a Certificate. – (1) A person holding a National Apprenticeship Certificate in the field
of Boiler Attendant under the Apprentices Act, 1961 shall on application have the certificate endorsed
equivalent to the Second Class Boiler Attendant Certificate of Competency under these rules, in the State
or Union territory Administration in which he applies for services and such endorsement shall be made
by the Chairperson of the Committee.
(2) A person holding a certificate as Boiler Attendant issued by an Industrial Training Institute recognised
by a State Board of Vocational Examination and having a post qualification experience of not less than
one year in the capacity of a Fireman or Operator or an Assistant Fireman or an Assistant Operator on a
steam boiler, may make an application to the Chairperson of the Committee in that State, for
endorsement, to have the certificate, equivalent to the Second Class boiler attendant Certificate of
Competency.
(3) An engineering sailor of Indian Navy namely, the Engine Room Artificer or Mechanician or Engineering
Mechanic in possession of Auxiliary Machinery Watch Keeping Course Certificate issued by the
Engineering Officer and Commanding Officer of an Indian Naval Ship, shall on application have the
certificate endorsed equivalent to Second Class boiler attendant Certificate of Competency, in the State
or Union territory Administration in which he applies for services: Provided that such endorsement shall
be made by the Chairperson of the Committee.
(4) An engineering sailor of Indian Navy namely, the Engine Room Artificer or Mechanician or Engineering
Mechanic in possession of Boiler Room Watch Keeping Course Certificate issued by the Engineering
Officer and Commanding Officer of an Indian Naval Ship, shall on application have the certificate
endorsed equivalent to the First Class boiler attendant Certificate of Competency, in the State or Union
territory Administration in which he applies for services: Provided that such endorsement shall be made
by the Chairperson of the Committee.
25. Fee. A Fee of Rs. 200/- (Rupees two hundred only) shall be paid for endorsement on the certificate
which shall not be refundable and the fee shall be paid by Treasury Challan or such other mode
including on-line mode of payment as the Government may, by notification, specify in this behalf.
CHAPTER VI
APPLICATION FOR EXAMINATION
26. Form of application. – (1) Every application for examination shall be in Form 'A'.
(2) The applicant shall fill in such part of the Form as are to be filled in by a candidate and shall sign on it.
(3) The filled in application shall be forwarded to the Secretary and shall be accompanied by –
(a) one self attested copy of each of the testimonials in respect of academic qualifications, practical
experience of the candidate and all original testimonials shall be produced at the time of interview;
(b) testimonials of good character from his employer with a certificate of age;
(c) a copy of treasury challan or such other mode of payment including on-line mode of payment, as
specified in the notice or advertisement or prospectus for examination in support of payment of the fee
specified in these rules for the examination at which the applicant prefers to appear; and
(d) two copies of recent passport size photographs (size 50mm x 65mm), one of which shall bear the
signature of the applicant on the back:
Provided that in case the applications for examination are invited on-line, testimonials, fee,
photographs as mentioned in this rule shall be uploaded alongwith application as specified in the
notice or advertisement or prospectus for examination.
27. Candidate to produce satisfactory testimonials. (1) No candidate shall be admitted to an
examination who can not produce satisfactory testimonials certifying his experience, ability and good
conduct for the whole period of his qualifying service or any unaccounted break in the period of
qualifying service. Such testimonials shall clearly state the capacity in which the candidate was
employed viz. as an Apprentice Attendant or second Class boiler attendant etc. and the periods of such
employment stating the dates between which candidate was so employed.
(2) A testimonial shall be signed by a person under whom the candidate was employed and be countersigned
by the owner or agent of the mill, factory or workshop or by such other persons as the Committee may
lay down in this behalf.
(3) Candidate who have undergone a course of training at an Industrial Training Institute or Technical
Institution, shall produce either the certificate/diploma of course or certificate from the Principal or
Superintendent of the Institution giving the period devoted in completing the course.
(4) A testimonial in respect of service in a steamship may be signed by the Chief Engineer and counter
signed by the master of the vessel or may be in the form of a seaman's discharge certificate issued by a
Shipping Master.
(5) A testimonial of service rendered on railway boilers or boilers belonging to a Government Department or
local bodies, shall be signed by a responsible officer under whom the candidate has directly served and
countersigned by the concerned head of the Department.
28. Doubtful testimonials. - If the Secretary has reason to doubt the truth of any statement made in any
application or testimonials, he may make such enquiries as he thinks fit to verify the same.
29. False testimonials. – (1) If on enquiry, the Secretary is satisfied that any testimonial submitted by a
candidate is false in any material particulars, he shall submit his findings to the Chairperson who may
by a written order debar such candidate from being admitted to any examination held under these rules
and if, on the strength of any such testimonials, a candidate has already been admitted to an examination,
he shall be deemed to have failed in such examination and any certificate granted to him as a result of his
having been declared to have passed such examination, shall be forthwith recalled and be cancelled:
Provided that no action shall be taken under this rule without giving the applicant an
opportunity of being heard in the matter.
(2) Anybody aggrieved by the decision of the Chairperson may within thirty days of the date of the receipt
of the order, may appeal to the Government whose decision thereon shall be final.
30. Keeping of applications and copies of testimonials. Applications and copies of testimonials
submitted by candidates shall be kept in the office of the Chairperson or by the agency authorised to
conduct the examination, as decided by the Committee. Original testimonials shall be returned to the
candidate as soon as possible.
CHAPTER VII
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
31. Age, qualifications and experience for Second Class Boiler Attendant candidates.- A candidate for a
certificate of competency as a Boiler Attendant of the Second Class shall not be less than twenty years
of age and shall not be admitted to the examination unless he:-
(a) has passed matriculation or equivalent examination from a recognised institution or board; and.
(b) has served for not less than two years, in the capacity of a Fireman or Operator or Pump man or
Water man or an Assistant Fireman or Assistant Operator on a steam boiler; or
(c) has served for not less than three years as a fitter where boilers are manufactured or erected,
operated or repaired. Out of this he should have served as Assistant Fireman for at least one year; or
(d) has served for not less than two years on small industrial boilers, in case of Industrial Training
Institutes certificate holder.
32. Age, qualifications and experience requirement for First Class Boiler Attendant candidates. A
candidate for a certificate of competency as a Boiler Attendant of the first class shall not be less than
twenty two years of age and he possesses a certificate of the second class and shall not be admitted to the
examination unless he-
(a) has served for not less than two years, as boiler attendant with second class certificate of competency
as sole working charge of a boiler whose rated heating surface is not less than fifty square meters; or
(b) produces from the head of an industrial or technical institution, a certificate stating that he has
completed a three years course of training, one year of which must have been as an apprentice in a
steam power plant of a mill or a factory or an engineering workshop where engines and boilers are
repaired or made and in addition has served for not less than one year as sole working charge of a
boiler of not less than fifty square meters of heating surface with second class Boiler Attendant
certificate of competency;
or
(c) has worked for not less than two years as Fireman or Assistant Fireman with second class Boiler
Attendant certificate of competency under the charge of first class Boiler Attendant on boiler having
heating surface of more than fifty square meters.
CHAPTER VIII
SYLLABUS FOR EXAMINATION
33. Syllabus for Second Class Boiler Attendant. – A candidate, in order to be qualified for a certificate of
competency of the Second Class, shall, inter alia, satisfy the examiners that-
(a) he clearly understands-
(i) the working and management of a steam boiler and economiser ;
(ii) the use and purpose of the various valves, cocks, mountings and fittings ;
(iii) the precautions to be taken and procedure to be observed before starting fires
and when raising steam ;
(iv) the use of a feed pump and injector ;
(v) the reading of the pressure gauge;
(vi) the need for periodical cleaning and pure water supply and for prevention of
scale or other deposits on heating surfaces ;
(vii) the need for periodical inspection of boilers and the manner in which they
should be prepared for thorough inspection, hydraulic test and steam test ;
(viii) the precautions to be taken before entering or allowing any person to enter
a boiler that is connected to another boiler under steam ;
(ix) the use of the best means of firing for the prevention of smoke ;
(x) the danger of water lodging in steam pipes and the precautions to be observed
in draining ;
(xi) the procedure to be followed in the event of shortage of water, bulging or
fracture of furnaces or flat plates or bursting of tubes or of any accident to a
boiler or steam pipe ;
(xii) precautions to be taken when starting an economiser to work after a period of
rest; and
(xiii) procedure to be adopted in bringing an economiser into commission and also
for putting it out of commission while the boiler is on steam ; and that-
(b) he is able -
(i) to stoke a boiler including cleaning and banking fires in a workmanlike
manner;
(ii) to explain how to avoid incomplete combustion ;
(iii) to blow through and test the correctness of water gauge glasses and test cocks;
(iv) to replace a gauge glass and show how a false water-level might be shown ;
(v) to ease a safety valve and use a blow down cock or valve ;
(vi) to adjust a high steam and low water safety valve and renew a fusible plug ;
(vii) to pack pump or valve chest glands ;
(viii) to grind and adjust cocks and valves ;
(ix) to take a feed pump or injector to pieces and replace in working order ; and
(x) to handle the appliances provided for keeping the economiser clean.
34. Syllabus for First Class Boiler Attendant. – A candidate, in order to be qualified for a certificate of
competency of the First Class, shall satisfy the examiners that in addition to the subjects specified for
candidates for certificate of competency of the Second Class, he has at least a rudimentary knowledge
of the principal elementary facts relating to combustion, heat and steam ; and that he is able to explain
inter alia -
(a) the working and management of steam boilers, super heaters and economiser;
(b) the use and purpose of various valves, cocks, mountings, fittings and other safety devices;
(c) description and the functions of feed pumps, feed injector, feed regulators, feed water filters
and softeners, feed heaters, air heaters, calorifiers, steam accumulators, force draught, induced
draught and automatic draught control devices;
(d) answer to question on fact relating to combustion, heat and steam and calculate consumption
of coal and water and quantity of steam that may be generated from a given grate area of
heating surface under the various systems of draught, in any land boiler and also calculate the
overall efficiency of boiler plant;
(e) the significance of principal appliance in use for the prevention of smoke and the principle on
which they work and give description of the principal mechanical stokers, pulverisers, gas, oil
and pulverized fuel systems in use;
(f) the need for periodical cleaning, the methods used for prevention of scale or other deposits of
heating surfaces and the necessity for maintaining a certain PH value in feed water;
(g) detection of defects in boilers and state the means and methods of rectifying them;
(h) the precautions to be taken for starting a boiler and economiser from cold or from banked fire
condition;
(i) the procedure to be adopted in putting an economiser out of commission while the boiler is on
steam;.
(j) the methods adopted for the achievement of fuel economy and the use of various instruments
used in a Boiler House;
(k) the principal causes and effects of corrosion and incrustation and the usual remedies
employed;
(l) the object of the use of water softeners;
(m) the principles on which feed pumps and injectors work ;
(n) the principles on which appliances for the prevention of smoke works ; and
(o) the purpose of super-heaters, economisers, feed heaters, feed filters, forced and induced draft
appliances and mechanical stokers.
CHAPTER IX
MODE OF EXAMINATION
35. Nature of Examination. Examination for certificate of competency as a Boiler attendant shall be
of such nature as to test the practical ability and technical knowledge of the candidates to be in charge
of steam generating Boilers.
36. Subjects for Examinations. – Examination shall be conducted in the following manner:-
(a) An oral examination to answer questions pertaining to boiler practice; and
(b) if required by the examiner to demonstrate in the examination room or in a workshop his
ability to carry out the practical aspects of his duties in a Boiler House.
37. Fee for Examination. – (1) A candidate for examination for certificate of competency shall pay the
fee as follows:-
(a) Examination for First Class Certificate: Rs.1,000/-(Rupees one thousand) plus Goods and Services
Tax, as applicable ;
(b) Examination for Second Class Certificate: Rs.600/-(Rupees six hundred) plus Goods and Services
Tax, as applicable ;
(2) Fee shall be paid by treasury challan or such other mode of payment including on-line mode of
payment, as specified in the notice or advertisement or prospectus for examination.
38. Refund of Fee. - A candidate once admitted to an examination under these rules shall not be entitled
to any refund of fee and when a candidate is unavoidably absent from the examination on the date
fixed, the Chairperson may allow him to appear without payment of a second fee at the next
examination.
39. Forfeit of candidate found ineligible. A candidate who has paid the examination fee but is found
ineligible for an examination shall forfeit the said fee.
CHAPTER X
GRANT OF CERTIFICATES.
40. Grant of certificate of competency.- Details of candidates who pass the examination shall be
notified by the Committee and candidates shall be granted certificate of competency after
declaration of result.
41. Form of certificate. A certificate of competency as a Boiler Attendant shall be in Form 'B'
or Form 'C' as applicable and it may be issued either in physical or digital form.
42. Validity of Certificates.-(1) A certificate of competency as a boiler attendant granted to a
candidate by any Committee shall be valid all over the India provided that a person holding a
certificate of competency as a boiler attendant shall alongwith a copy of his certificate of
competency give intimation including through any on-line mode or by e-mail to the Chief Inspector
or Director of Boilers of the concerned Government in which he or she applies for services or in
case of change of services from one State to another.
(2) A certificate of competency shall be valid till the certificate holder attains the age of sixty-five
years.
43. Identification requirement.– Every certificate granted under these rules shall bear a bust photograph
of the holder thereof previously submitted or uploaded, as the case may be, along with his application
under rule 26 and his signature and such other particular as may be required for the purpose of
identification.
44. Grant of duplicate certificate.– (1) Whenever the holder of a certificate proves to the satisfaction
of the chairperson that the certificate granted to him under these rules has been lost, stolen or
destroyed or mutilated, he shall be granted on payment of a fee of Rs.200/-(Rupees two hundred
only), a duplicate certificate to which by the record so kept as aforesaid, he appears to be entitled,
which shall have for all purpose the same validity as the original certificate and the words Duplicate
Certificate shall be written on such certificate. Fee shall be paid by Treasury Challan or such other
mode of payment including on-line mode of payment, as the Government may notify in this behalf
(2) If on enquiry, the Secretary is satisfied that any statement made by the applicant for the issue
of duplicate certificate is false, he shall report the case to the Committee at its next meeting
and the Committee may at its discretion cancel the certificate or permit the grant as aforesaid
of a duplicate certificate either immediately or after such period not exceeding twelve
months as the Committee may think fit having regard to the circumstances of each case.
45. Application for duplicate certificate. – Application for issuance of a duplicate certificate shall be
made to the Chairperson along-with a copy of the First Information Report lodged with the police in
this regard and a self-declaration stating that the certificate granted under these rules, has been lost.
46. Invalidity of original certificate.- On the issue of a duplicate certificate, the original certificate
shall cease to be valid, and shall if in the possession of the holder there of be returned to the office
of the Chairperson for cancellation.
47. Record of duplicate certificate. The details of all the duplicate certificates granted under these
rules shall be recorded in the office of the Chairperson.
CHAPTER XI
ENQUIRY
48. Enquiry regarding certificate holders. If the District Magistrate or the Chief Inspector or
Director of Boilers has reason to believe from any cause whatsoever, that an enquiry should be
made into allegations of incompetence, drunkenness, misconduct or negligence of duties on the
part of a boiler Attendant holding Certificate of Competency under these rules, they shall either
themselves make such enquiry or cause it to be made by their subordinate officers, and
(a) the proceedings shall be held in the presence of the person whose conduct is the subject of
enquiry and he shall have an opportunity to make any statement and produce any evidence in
his defence;
(b) the proceeding of any such enquiry together with the findings thereon by the officer conducting
the enquiry shall be forwarded by that officer for decision of the Committee.
49. Surrender of certificate.- When an enquiry is being conducted under rule 48, the holder of
such certificate shall, on demand by the officer in charge of the enquiry, forthwith surrender
his certificate to the said officer pending the result of such enquiry.
50. Decision of the Committee.- (1) On receipt of the proceeding of the enquiry conducted under rule
48 together with findings thereon, the Committee may, by order in writing allow the certificate to
stand or suspend it for such period as it thinks fit or may cancel the certificate permanently
(2) Before taking any action under sub-rule (1), the candidate shall be given an opportunity of being
heard in the matter.
(3) Any person aggrieved by the decision of the Committee may, within thirty days of the date of
the receipt of the order, appeal to the government whose decision thereon, shall be final.
(4) A copy of the order or decision under sub-rule (1) or sub-rule (3), as the case may be, shall also be
sent by the Committee to the, –
(a) Chief Inspectors or Directors of Boilers of all the other Governments, and
(b) Technical Adviser.
FORM 'A'
(See rule 26)
Application for certificate of competency as Boiler Attendant
Part I – Name etc. of the applicant.
1. Name (in full).
2. Father's Name.
3. Nationality.
4. Date of Birth.
5. Place of Birth
7. Permanent Address
7. Whether appeared in any previous examination
8. If so, details of place and date
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Part II: PARTICULARS OF ALL CERTIFICATES SUBMITTED
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| Sl. | Number of the | Class of | Place of | Date of || If at any time suspended or cancelled, and if so state | Date of suspension | Reasons of suspension |
| No. | Certificate | Certificate | issue | issue || by whom | or cancellation | or cancellation |
+-------+-------------------------+--------------------+----------------+---------------++----------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------|---------------------------------------+
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) || (6) | (7) | (8) |
+-------+-------------------------+--------------------+----------------+---------------++----------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------|---------------------------------------+
| | | | | || | | |
| | | | | || | | |
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PART III: LIST OF TESTIMONIALS AND STATEMENTS OF SERVICE
(the testimonials to be numbered serially corresponding to the numbers given in column (1) below)
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| Serial Number of testimonials | Date of testimonials | Name and designation of person signing the testimonials | Address of factory or Workshop where employed | Number, type and heating surface of boilers worked on | Capacity in which employed |
+-----------------------------+--------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------+
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) |
+-----------------------------+--------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------+
| | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
+-----------------------------+--------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------+
Service of Applicant
Period for which employed
Not to be filled in by the applicant
+----------------------+-------------------+-------+--------+------+-------------------+---------+
| Date of commencement | Date of termination | Years | Months | Days | Initial of Verifier | Remarks |
+----------------------+-------------------+-------+--------+------+-------------------+---------+
| (7) | (8) | (9) | (10) | (11) | (12) | (13) |
+----------------------+-------------------+-------+--------+------+-------------------+---------+
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | |
+----------------------+-------------------+-------+--------+------+-------------------+---------+
Total Service:
Time served for which certificates are produced:
Time served for which no certificates are produced:
Part IV – DECLARATION TO BE MADE BY THE APPLICANT
I do hereby declare that the statements made in Part I, II and III of this Form are correct and true to the best of
my knowledge and belief; and that the papers enumerated in Part II and submitted with this form are true and
genuine documents and further that the copies of the documents submitted with this form are true and correct.
I further declare that the statements made in Part III contain a true and correct account of the whole period of my
service without exception, and I make this declaration conscientiously believing the same to be true.
Dated at this day of 20
Signature of the applicant
Present Address
Signed in the present of
Signature.
Designation
NOTE :- 1. Every application shall be accompanied with the requisite fee by a treasury challan or such other
mode of payment including on-line mode of payment, as specified in the notice or advertisement or
prospectus for examination.
2. In case of off-line applications, two copies of a recent bust photograph of the applicant (Size 50mm x 65mm)
shall accompany the application which shall bear the signature of the applicant on the back.
3. Any, person making a false statement for the purpose of the admission to the examination renders himself
liable to prosecution.
4. Incomplete application is liable to be rejected.
PART V
(Not to be filled by the applicant)
Certified that Shri has been examined for Certificate of Competency as First
Class/ Second Class Boiler Attendant and that he has passed/failed in the examination held during
Issue of Certificate of Competency as First Class/ Second Class Boiler Attendant when certified to have
passed
Certificate No. issued on and duplicate recorded.
(Secretary)
Committee of Examiners
FORM B
(See Rule 41)
(First Class Boiler Attendant Certificate of Competency)
(Granted under rule 41 of the Boiler Attendants' Rules, 2025)
No.... of ............ 20.....
Mr./Ms. Date of Birth......, at present residing at
the Committee of Examiners of his competency to fulfill the duties of First Class Boiler Attendant, is granted
under the Boiler Attendants' Rules, 2025, this certificate of competency as a First Class Boiler Attendant
authorising him to have charge of a single boiler with steam pipes of any type or capacity or two or more boilers
with steam pipes in a battery or separated , the total heating surface of which does not exceed 1000 square
meters, provided that such boilers shall be situated within a radius of 30 meters in the same premises and belong
to one owner
The certificate of competency shall be valid till the certificate holder attains the age of sixty five years.
Dated at ….. this ….. Day of ………….20…………
Secretary
Committee of Examiners
PHOTO
Description Roll
1.Date of Birth
2. Permanent address
3. Nationality
4. Height (without shoes)
5.Marks of Identification
6. Left Thumb impression
7.Signature of applicant
Endorsements
Chairperson
Committee of Examiners
FORM C
(See Rule 41)
(Second Class Boiler Attendant Certificate of Competency)
(Granted under rule 41 of the Boiler Attendants' Rules, 2025)
No.... of........ 20.....
Mr./Ms. Date of Birth......, at present residing at
the Committee of Examiners of his competency to fulfill the duties of Second Class Boiler Attendant, is granted
under the Boiler Attendants' Rules, 2025, this certificate of competency as a Second Class Boiler Attendant
authorising him to have charge of a single boiler with steam pipes of any type , the heating surface of which
does not exceed 200 square meters. He may, however attend to a battery of boilers consisting of not more than
three connected boilers(not exceeding 150 square meters in aggregate of total heating surface), provided he is
assisted the number of fireman as considered necessary by the Chief Inspector of Boilers.
The certificate of competency shall be valid till the certificate holder attains the age of sixty five years.
Dated at this Day of .20..........
Secretary
Committee of Examiners
PHOTO
Description Roll
1.Date of Birth
2. Permanent address
3. Nationality
4. Height (without shoes)
5.Marks of Identification
6. Left Thumb impression
7.Signature of applicant
Endorsements
Chairperson
Committee of Examiners
[F. No. P-30015/4/2025-Boiler]
DR. SANDHYA BHULLAR, Jt. Secy.
Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064
and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.
AMIT KUMAR Digitally signed by AMIT
JAISWAL Date: 2025.10.01 22:15:36
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